Belt game 3,023 · November 9, 1968
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at home to start reign 1,171 of the NHL belt, the 214th for the franchise.
St. Louis Blues had held it since November 6, 1968, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on November 14, 1968.
1,171Reign number
214Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Redmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 20 |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Schock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Crisp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Cameron | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill McCreary | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Myron Stankiewicz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Noel Picard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barclay Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Robbie Irons | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 27 | 31 |
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